Best Free Hotkey or Macro Recorder Utility [1]
Introduction
Do you find yourself doing the same thing over and over again? Do you open the same program, then start another utility to help with that program, time after time, day after day? Are you visiting the same websites, or checking your email so many times a day that you lose count? Do you type the same text information so often that you could do it in your sleep?
For those of you who answer “Yes” to any of those questions, there are programs that make those tasks fast, simple, and easy to perform called Hotkey and Macro Recorder utilities.
Real time-savers, and let’s face it, who has enough time to do everything we want nowadays? With the right utility and a small amount of effort to learn and set up the program to suit your needs, you can enjoy your computing experience in a much more pleasant and productive way, and never be bored with those repetitive tasks again!
Before we discuss hotkey utilities I should note that it is perfectly possible to create hotkeys from within Windows itself. You can find full instructions how to do this in our article How to Create a Custom Hotkey for Your Favorite Application or Folder [3].
Rated Products
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AutoHotkey [5] [6]
A powerful macro utility automates tasks by playing back a recorded sequence of inputs.
Platforms/Download: Windows (Desktop) [7] | [8]
Version reviewed: 1.1.11.01
Gizmos Freeware [9]
| Our Rating: 5/5 |
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SlickRun [10] [11]
Define aliases in Windows to speed up your ability to access to common parts of your computer or websites.
Platforms/Download: Windows (Desktop) [12] | [8]
Version reviewed: 4.1.3.0
Gizmos Freeware [9]
| Our Rating: 4.5/5 |
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PS Hot Launch VVL [13] [14]
A perfect alternative to the Start menu and the Quick Launch panel.
Platforms/Download: Windows (Desktop) [15] | [8]
Version reviewed: 1.1
Gizmos Freeware [9]
| Our Rating: 3.5/5 |
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Qliner Hotkeys [16] [17]
An on-screen keyboard display with quick-launch icons and wide support for international keyboard layouts.
Platforms/Download: Windows (Desktop) [18] | [8]
Version reviewed: 2.0.1
Gizmos Freeware [9]
| Our Rating: 3/5 |
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Other Products to be Reviewed
- AutoIt
- Clavier+
- Actionaz
- HotkeyP
- HotKeyz
- HoeKey
- Remote Keys
Related Products and Links
You might want to check out these articles too:
- Best Free Program Launcher [19]
- How to Build a Program Launcher from the Taskbar [20]
- How to Create a Custom Hotkey for Your Favorite Application or Folder [3]
Editor
This software review is copy-edited by Ian Richards [21]. Please help edit and improve this article by clicking here [22].
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